What started as a personal journey of a doctor turned patient morphed into a way to share what’s universal in dealing with cancer, in my case a nasty leukemia (CLL), a failed transplant and a successful clinical trial. The telling of my journey has become a journey to teach about CLL, related blood issues and all cancers. Please visit our new website http://cllsociety.org for the latest news and information. Smart patients get smart care™. If you want to reach me, email bkoffmanMD@gmail.com

Monday, December 28, 2009

Seasonal Myths

Friends,

I hope your holiday celebration was joyous. We all could you use a little joy in this crazy world, especially my friends and their families struggling with heavy health issues.

While the powerful myths surrounding CLL seem most often like the sword of Damocles or the rock of Sisyphus, this season reminds of us that it instead can be the myth of the impossible: the virgin birth, the oil lasting 8 days.

I am going to try to stretch my good fortune out to 16 days before my next visit to the infusion center.

My time off last week to do some serious writing was a qualified success in that I am clear that is important and difficult work I must do. I can share so much more on the bigger canvas of a full book. The tough part is that it is tough. It is slow and methodical. I enjoy no divine connection with the universal truths with words just flowing through me as guitar riffs did through Jimi Hendrix. " 'Scuse me while I kiss the sun". 'Scuse me while I type on the MAC just doesn't have much of a transcendent ring.

Like Tom Robbins says, I need to show up whether the muses do or don't. And work.

Off tomorrow to visit my daughter and son-in-law tomorrow in Berkeley at their new place.

Brian,Thanks for dropping by my blog. I have had yours saved for a while and do check it to see how things are going. I will be praying for you and pray that only grace and blessings come your way. Mary

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BkoffmanMD@gmail.com
A family doc and husband of 1 and father of 4 and grandfather of 3 who loves his family and his work. I live with no TV and no microwave, but wouldn't last a minute without friends, art, music, books and the beach. Hockey, good jokes and exotic travel are pretty important too. Writing, Talmud and Zen give meaning to my life. My diet is organic vegan, often raw. I hope the blog makes the load lighter and the path both safer and more fun for those who read it or are going to similar places. I want to help. I crave your comments. If you are new to the blog, check out the portrait my son Will painted (it is the first post), and my very first text post.